audio SUBARU FORESTER 2011 SH / 3.G Owner's Manual

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.The “LIVE ”indicator illuminates while
the “Ballgame ”is received.
. The “STEREO ”indicator illuminates
while the FM stereo broadcast is received. . The “PTY ”indicator illuminates during
the PTY selection mode. ! About HD Radio
NOTE . HD Radio Technology is a hybrid
broadcasting system that employs di-
gital and analog signals. . When the vehicle moves outside the
digital broadcasting area (that is nar-
rower than the analog broadcasting
area due to the FCC output require-
ments), the radio reception automati-
cally changes from the digital signal to
the analog signal. When the vehicle
reenters the digital broadcasting area
again, the radio reception automatically
changes from the analog signal to the
digital signal. When in a digital modethe
Logo will be in orange on the
radio display. . Depending on the broadcasting sta-
tion, a condition such as a sound delay,
echo effect or skipping sound may
occur. However, this does not indicate
a malfunction.. Depending on the broadcasting
area, the digital signal may not be received in an area where the analog
signal can be properly received, or the
system frequently switches the chan-
nels between the digital and analog
signals. However, this does not indi-
cate a malfunction. If this frequent
switching between digital and analog
causes annoyance, set the radio to the
analog mode (HD Radio off mode) that
provides the same radio broadcasting
quality as a conventional radio.
& Displaying radio PS (Pro-
gram Service Name) and RT
(Radio Text)
Type A and B audio
Type C and D audio
! Type A, B and C audio
If the PS (Program Service Name) and/or
RT (Radio Text) are available, pressingthe “TEXT ”button changes the display
among PS, RT and frequency. The default
setting is “PS ”. NOTE .
The maximum number of characters
that can be displayed for PS is 8. . The maximum number of characters
that can be displayed for RT is 64.. If RT is 13 characters or longer,
press and hold the “TEXT ”button for
0.5 second or longer in order to change
the page. ! Type D audio
Push the “TEXT ”button to show the next
page when the text is not fully displayed
while the PSD (Program Service Data) or
RT (Radio Text) service is received.
NOTE . When the HD Radio function is
turned on, PSD provides additional
information about the broadcast. Text
data such as “Title ”and “Artist ”is
displayed on the screen. . When the HD Radio function is
turned off (HD Radio off mode), the
radio text is displayed on the screen
while receiving the broadcasting sta-
tion with RBDS (Radio Broadcast DataSystem).

&Station preset
! How to preset stations
1. Press the “FM/AM ”button to select
FM1, FM2, FM3 (type A, B and C audio)/
FM-AS (type D audio), AM or AM-AS (type
D audio) reception.
2. Select the preferred station.
3. Press one of the preset buttons (from
to) for more than 1.5 seconds
to store the frequency. If the button is
pressed for less than 1.5 seconds, the
preceding selection will remain in memory. NOTE . Up to six FM1, FM2, FM3 (type A, B
and C audio)/FM-AS (type D audio), AM
and AM-AS (type D audio) stations
each may be preset.. If the connection between the radio
and battery is broken for any reason
such as vehicle maintenance or radio
removal, all stations stored in the
preset buttons are cleared. If this
occurs, it is necessary to reset the
preset buttons.. If a cell phone is placed near the
radio, it may cause the radio to emit
noise when it receives calls. This noise
does not indicate a radio malfunction. !
Selecting preset stations
1. Press the “FM/AM ”button to select
FM1, FM2, FM3 (type A, B and C audio)/
FM-AS (type D audio), AM or AM-AS (type
D audio) reception.
2. Press the preferred preset button (from
to) briefly.
! Auto-store (type D audio)
Using the Auto-store function, you can
automatically store 6 stations on the
current waveband (FM-AS or AM-AS) by
pressing the
button for 1.5 seconds
or longer. Use Auto-store to quickly find
the strongest stations, for example when
traveling through different reception areas. NOTE . When the HD Radio function is
turned on, Auto-store cannot be used
while receiving the broadcasting sta-
tion with SPS (Supplemental ProgramService).. When you use Auto-store, the new
stations replace any stations pre-
viously stored.. Interrupting Auto-store: If you acci-
dentally press the
(Auto-store)
button, you can cancel the Auto-store
function before it has been completed
as follows.
–switching to the other source mode –
pressing the
button
– switching to the other band
– turning the “TUNE/TRACK/CH ”
dial – pressing the “SCAN ”button
! Displaying and selecting preset
stations (type D audio)
1. Press the
button for 1.5 seconds
or longer during AM/FM reception to
display the radio screen.
2. Operate the “TUNE/TRACK/CH ”dial
to select the stations. Audio
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Satellite radio operation (if equipped)
To receive satellite radio, it is necessary to
install the SUBARU genuine satellite
receiver (optional equipment) and to enter
into a contract. For details, please contact
your SUBARU dealer. &XM
TMsatellite radio (U.S.A.
only)
XM
TMis a continental U.S. based satellite
radio service, including music, news,
sports, talk and children ’s programming.
XM
TMprovides digital quality audio and
text information, including song title and
artist name. A service fee is required to
receive the XM
TMservice. For more
information, contact XMTMatwww.xmradio.com or call 1-800-XM-
RADIO (1-800-967-2346). & Sirius satellite radio
Sirius satellite radio allows the listener to
experience digital sound quality and to
have a greater variety of channels.
Use of satellite radio (Sirius) requires a
tuner, antenna and a service contract. For
details, please contact your SUBARU
dealer or visit Sirius Satellite Radio at
www.sirius.com or call 1-888-539-SIRIUS (7474) for more information. Sirius, the
Sirius dog logo, channel names and logos
are trademarks of SIRIUS Satellite RadioInc.
& Satellite radio reception
Satellite radio signals are best received in
areas with a clear view of the open sky. In
areas where there are tall buildings, trees,
tunnels or other structures that may
obstruct the signal of the satellites, there
may be signal interruptions. Other circum-
stances that may result in signal loss
include driving near a wall, steep cliff, hill
or driving on the lower level of a multi-
tiered road or inside of a parking garage.
To help reduce this condition, satellite
radio providers have installed ground-
based repeaters in heavily populated
areas. However, you may still experience
reception problems in some areas. !
XM
TMsatellite radio reception tips
for antenna on the windshield (for
U.S.A. only —if equipped)
For some models, the satellite radio
antenna is fixed to the upper right hand
corner of the windshield.
The XM
TMsatellite radio receiver that is
fitted to your vehicle receives the neces-
sary signals from two specially designated
satellites that are in a geostationary orbit
over the equator. One satellite covers the
east coast and the other covers the west
coast. Both of them direct their signals
north. These signals are then relayed
throughout the radio reception area by a
network of ground repeater stations. The
satellite radio signals are transmitted as“ line of sight ”signals. The line of sight

signals can be blocked by objects such as
buildings, but the network of repeater
stations allows signal coverage within
urban areas such as cities.
You may experience problems in receiving XM
TMsatellite radio signals in the follow-
ing situations. . If you are driving northward in a coastal
area
Because the satellite radio antenna is
located on the windshield, the signal
comes from the south and may not be
able to reach the antenna in some
circumstances when you are driving north.
. If you are driving in a tunnel or a
covered parking area . If you are driving beneath the top level
of a multi-level freeway .
If you drive under a bridge
. If you are driving next to a tall vehicle
(such as a truck or a bus) that blocks the signal . If you are driving in a valley where the
surrounding hills or peaks block the signal
from the south . If you are driving on a mountain road
where the southern direction is blocked by mountains
. If you are driving in an area with tall
trees that block the signal (10 m or more),
for example on a road that goes through a
dense forest . The signal can become weak in some
areas that are not covered by the repeater
station network.
Please note that these may be other unforeseen circumstances when there
are problems with the reception of XM
TM
satellite radio signals. NOTE
The channel guide is not yet updated if
the update is done while receiving the XM
TMsatellite radio signal. To complete
the update, turn the ignition switch tothe “LOCK ”position and then to the
“ ACC ”or “ON ”position.
& Displaying satellite radio ID
of tuner
When you activate satellite radio, you
should have your satellite radio tuner ID
ready because each tuner is identified by
its unique satellite radio tuner ID.
The satellite radio ID will be needed when
you activate satellite radio and receive
satellite radio customer support.
The satellite radio ID can be found on the
audio display by tuning the channel to “0 ”.
Turn the “TUNE/TRACK/CH ”dial to select
the satellite radio channel.
NOTE
For Sirius, change the display to an
indication mode other than the channel
number after performing the aboveoperation. Audio
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&Band selection
Type A and B audio
Type C audio
Type D audio
Push the “SAT ”button when the radio is
off to turn on the radio.
Push the “SAT ”button when the radio is
on to select SAT1, SAT2 or SAT3 recep- tion.
& Channel and category selec- tion
! Channel selection
Type A and B audio
Type C and D audio
Turn the “TUNE/TRACK/CH ”dial clock- wise to select the next channel and turn the
“TUNE/TRACK/CH ”dial counterclock-
wise to select the previous channel. ! Skip channel selection
When in the SAT mode, press the follow-
ing button continuously (type A, B and C
audio)/briefly (type D audio) to change to
the channel selection mode.
Type A and B audio:
Channel up by 10 steps
Channel down by 10 steps
Type C audio:
Channel up by 10 steps
Channel down by 10 steps
Type D audio: Channel up by 10 steps
Channel down by 10 steps
! Category selection
! Type A, B and C audio
Type A and B audio
Type C audio
To activate the category search mode,
press the “PTY/CAT ”button. To deactivate
the category search mode, press the“ PTY/CAT ”button again.

When in the category search mode, press
the following button to change the cate-
gory up or down.
Type A and B audio:Category up by one step
Category down by
one step
Type C audio:
Category up by one step
Category down by
one step
When a category is selected, turning the “ TUNE/TRACK/CH ”dial selects channels
only within the selected category.
The control function returns to the normal
mode after approximately 10 seconds. ! Type D audio
When in the SAT mode, press the
button to change the category search mode. When in the category search mode, press
the following button to change the cate-
gory up or down.
Category up by one step
Category down by
one step
When a category is selected, turning the “ TUNE/TRACK/CH ”dial selects channels
only within the selected category. The
control function returns to the normal
mode after approximately 10 seconds. ! Channel scan
Type A and B audio
Type C audio
Type D audio
Press the “SCAN ”button briefly (type A, B
and C audio)/for more than 1.5 seconds
(type D audio) to change the radio to the
SCAN mode. In this mode, under the
selected category, the radio scans through
the channel until a station is found. The radio will stop at the station for 5 seconds
while displaying the channel number, after
which scanning will continue until the
entire channel has been scanned from
the low end to the high end.
Press the
“SCAN ”button briefly (type A, B
and C audio)/for more than 1.5 seconds
(type D audio) again to cancel the SCAN
mode and to stop on any displayedchannel. & Channel preset
! How to preset channels
1. Press the “SAT ”button to select SAT1,
SAT2 or SAT3 reception.
2. Select the desired channel.
3. Press one of the preset buttons (from
to) for more than 1.5 seconds
to store the channel. If the button is
pressed for less than 1.5 seconds, the
preceding selection will remain in memory. NOTE . Up to six SAT1, SAT2 and SAT3
channels each may be preset. . If the connection between the radio
and battery is broken for any reason
such as vehicle maintenance or radio
removal, all channels stored in the
preset buttons are cleared. If this Audio
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occurs, it is necessary to reset the
preset buttons. !Selecting preset channels
1. Press the “SAT ”button to select SAT1,
SAT2 or SAT3 reception.
2. Press the preferred preset button
briefly. ! Displaying and selecting preset
stations (type D audio)
1. Press the
button for 1.5 seconds
or longer during satellite radio reception to
display the radio screen.
2. Operate the “TUNE/TRACK/CH ”dial
to select the stations.
& Display selection (type A, B
and C audio)
Type A and B audio
Type C audio
Press the “TEXT ”button while receiving
the satellite radio to change the display as follows.
CD player operation NOTE . Make sure to always insert a disc
with the label side up. If a disc is
inserted with the label side down, the
player displays “CHECK DISC ”. Refer
to “When the following messages are
displayed ”F 5-29.
. If a disc is inserted during a radio
broadcast, the disc will interrupt thebroadcast.. After the last song finishes, the disc
will automatically return to track 1 (the
first track on the disc) and will auto-
matically play back. . The player is designed to be able to
play music CD-Rs and music CD-RWs,
but it may not be able to play certainones.. CDs (i.e., 8 cm/3 inch CDs) are not
supported, and if inserted, they will be
immediately ejected.. CDs that can be played back are
accompanied by the following restric-tions.
–Maximum number of folders: 255
– Maximum number of files in a
folder: 255

–Maximum number of files on a
CD: 510 (type A, B and C audio)/999
(type D audio)
& Play file
NOTE . Copyright protected MP3/WMA/AAC
files will not be played by the system.
The player will automatically skip to the
next file (track).. WMA9 Lossless, WMA9 Profes-
sional and WMA9 voice cannot beplayed. MP3: . Based on MPEG1, 2 and 2.5 Layer3
. Sampling rate (kHz): 48, 44.1, 32, 24,
22.05, 16, 12, 11.025, 8. Bit rate (kbps): 8 to 320
. Supports variable bit rates
WMA (type A, B and C audio):. Based on Windows Media Audio 9
. Sampling rate (kHz): 48, 44.1, 32
. Bit rate (kbps): 32 to 192
WMA (type D audio):. Based on Windows Media Audio 7, 8
and 9. Sampling rate (kHz): 48, 44.1, 32
. Bit rate (kbps): 32 to 192 AAC (type C audio):.
Based on MPEG4 AAC
. Sampling rate (kHz): 48, 44.1, 32, 24,
22.05, 16, 12, 11.025, 8. Bit rate (kbps): 8 to 320
. Number of channels: 1 to 2ch
AAC (type D audio):. Based on MPEG2 AAC and MPEG4
AAC. Sampling rate (kHz): 48, 44.1, 32, 24,
22.05, 16, 12, 11.025, 8. Bit rate (kbps): 8 to 320
. Number of channels: 1 to 2ch
& How to insert a CD (type A, C
and D)
Hold a disc with a finger in the center hole
while gripping the edge of the disc, then
insert it in to the slot (with the label side
up) and the player will automatically pull
the disc into position. NOTE
DO NOT INSERT TWO DISCS INTO THE
DISC INSERTION SLOT AT THE SAMETIME. &
How to insert a CD(s) (type B)
1. Briefly press the
button. If the
magazine in the player has an idle
position where you can insert a disc, the
disc number indicator associated with the
idle position will blink.
If no indicator blinks, it means that there is
no idle position in the magazine.
2. When the “LOAD ”indicator illumi-
nates, insert the disc. Once you have
inserted the disc, the “LOAD ”indicator will
turn off. The disc will then be automatically
drawn in, and the player will begin to play
back the first track of the disc. . To insert more discs in succession,
repeat steps 1 and 2. The magazine will
be loaded with discs in the ascending
order of position number.
If you do not insert any disc in 15 seconds
after you have pressed the
button,
the player will begin to play back the first
track of the last disc you have inserted. . The disc indicator steadily lights up if a
disc is already inserted in the correspond-
ing position of the magazine. . While the player is in the loading mode,
if you press
orbutton, the
player will enter the standby mode. Press the
button to start playback. Audio
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! Inserting a disc in a desired posi- tion
1. Briefly press the
button. If the
magazine in the player has an idle
position where you can insert a disc, the
disc number indicator associated with the
idle position will blink.
The positions in the magazine the indica-
tor of which steadily lights up are already
loaded with discs.
2. Press the disc select button (from
to) at the position where you
want to insert a disc.
3. When the “LOAD ”indicator illumi-
nates, insert the disc. Once you have
inserted the disc, the “LOAD ”indicator will
turn off. The disc will then be automatically
drawn in, and the player will begin to play
the first track on the disc. . If you wish to insert another disc,
repeat the procedure beginning with step 1.
If you do not insert any disc in 15 seconds
after you have pressed the
button,
the player will begin to play back the first
track of the last disc you have inserted. . While the player is in the loading mode,
if you press
orbutton, the
player will enter standby mode. Press the
button to start playback. !
Loading all the magazine (full disc
loading mode)
1. If you continue to press the
button for more than 1.5 seconds, the
player will produce beep sound and will
enter the full disc loading mode.
2. When the disc number indicator
flashes and “ALL LOAD ”indicator illumi-
nates, insert a disc within 15 seconds. If a
disc is successfully loaded during this
period, the disc number indicator will stop
blinking and will steadily light.
3. When the loading of a disc is com-
plete, the next disc number indicator will
blink. Then repeat step 2.
4. When the magazine is filled with discs
by repeating steps 2 and 3, the player will
start playback of the discs, beginning with
the one inserted first.
If you fail to insert any disc during each 15
seconds interval, the full disc loading
mode will be canceled, and the player will
start playback of the disc inserted first. & How to play back a CD
! When there is no CD inserted
Properly insert a CD. Refer to “How to
insert a CD (type A, C and D) ”F 5-23 /
“ How to insert a CD(s) (type B) ”F 5-23.
When a CD is loaded, the player will start
playback of the CD, beginning with the first track. !
When CD is in the player (type A)
When thebutton is pressed, the
player will start playback. ! When there are CDs loaded (type B)
Press a desired one of the disc select
buttons (from
to) the disc
number indicator of which steadily lights
up. The player will then start playback of
the selected CD, beginning with the firsttrack.
If a disc that the player cannot read has
been loaded, the player will display themessage “CHECK DISC ”.
! When CD is in the player (type C
and D)
Each brief press of the
button
changes the modes in the following sequence.
*: For type C audio, “BT-A ”is displayed.
When the CD mode is selected, the player
will start playback.

&To select a track from its beginning
Type A and B audio
Type C and D audio
Turn the “TUNE/TRACK/CH ”dial clock-
wise to skip to the beginning of the next
track/file. Each time the dial is turned, the
indicated track/file number will increase.
Turn the “TUNE/TRACK/CH ”dial counter-
clockwise to skip to the beginning of the
current track/file. Each time the dial is
turned, the indicated track/file number willdecrease.
NOTE
With an MP3, WMA or AAC (type C and
D audio): . Skipping past the last track/file will
take you back to the first track/file in
the folder.. Skipping past the first track/file will
take you to the last track/file in the
folder. &
Fast-forwarding and fast-re- versing
! Fast-forwarding
Type A and B audio
Type C audio
Type D audio
Press the “”button continuously to fast-
forward the disc/folder.
Release the button to stop fast-forwarding.
NOTE
If you fast-forward to the end of the last
track/file, fast-forwarding will stop and
the player will start playback beginning
with the first track/file. In an MP3, WMA
or AAC (type C and D audio) folder, the
player will start playback beginning
with the first track/file of the current
folder. !
Fast-reversing
Type A and B audio
Type C audio
Type D audio
Press the “”button continuously to fast-
reverse the disc/folder.
Release the button to stop fast-reversing. NOTE
If you fast-reverse to the beginning of
the first track/file, fast-reversing will
stop and the player will start playback.
In an MP3, WMA or AAC folder (type C
and D audio), the player will start
playback beginning with the first
track/file of the current folder. Audio
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